Indian Coast Guard carries out mid-sea medical evacuation of private tanker's sailor off Kerala coast amid bad weather conditions
The Indian Coast Guard on Monday successfully carried out a risky mid-sea medical evacuation of a sailor, suffering from a suspected stroke and partial paralysis, from a private tanker off the Kerala coast amidst challenging weather conditions using the indigenously built Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) MK-III.
The Coast Guard said it received information about the distressed crew member -- Pradeep Das -- on Sunday through the Centro Internazionale Radio Medic (CIRM), Italy. Image Courtesy: Twitter/@IndiaCoastGuard